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Preparing brownfields for productive reuse requires the integration of many
elements—financial issues, community involvement, liability considerations, environmental assessment
and cleanup, regulatory requirements, and more—as well as coordination among many groups of
stakeholders. The assessment and cleanup of a site must be carried out in a way that integrates
all those factors into the overall redevelopment process. The following links provide information
about evaluating exposure to hazards at a brownfields site.
General
- Small
Business Handbook. OSHA Publication 2209-02R, (2005). Also available as a
260 KB PDF,
56 pages. Helps employers evaluate site activities and identify hazards.
- Construction
Industry Safety and Health Outreach Program. OSHA, (1996, May). Identifies resources that clarify
construction standards and assist employers in implementing them.
- Brownfields Health
& Safety: For Sites Evaluated & Remediated under Federal Brownfields Initiatives or State Voluntary Clean-up Programs.
OSHA Question and Answer Sheet. Provides compliance information about site assessment and clean-up activities on
brownfields.
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Handbook for Occupational Health and Safety During Hazardous Waste Activities DOE/EH-0535. US
Department of Energy (DOE), (1996, June). Also available as a 1 MB
PDF,
149 pages.
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Sector Notebooks.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Provides a list of chemicals and pollutants associated with 30 individual industries.
- Road Map to Understanding Innovative Technology Options for Brownfields
Investigation and Cleanup. Clean-Up Information (CLU-IN) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), (2005, September). Helps identify resources
and assist in the selection of innovative technologies. "Site Assessment" describes the Phase I process
and identifies useful resources. Several resources help to determine when a brownfield site is also considered
a government identified uncontrolled hazardous waste site. "Site Investigation" (Phase II) describes
site sampling activities and identifies appropriate resources.
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Engineering and Design - Safety and Health Aspects of HTRW Remediation Technologies. US Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE), (2003, August 15). Identifies hazards and controls for common remedial technologies.
Chemical
OSHA provides several guidance resources for evaluating employee
exposure to site chemicals.
- NIOSH/OSHA/DOE Health Guidelines.
OSHA. Lists health effects and exposure controls for individual chemicals.
- Chemical Sampling
Information (CSI). OSHA. Presents, in concise form, data on a large
number of chemical substances that may be encountered in industrial hygiene investigations.
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OSHA Technical Manual (OTM). OSHA Directive TED 01-00-015 [TED 1-0.15A], (1999, January 20).
- Related Safety and Health Topics Pages
- NIOSH
Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM). US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Publication 94-113, (1994, August). NMAM is a collection
of methods for sampling and analysis of contaminants in workplace air, and in the blood and urine
of workers who are occupationally exposed. NMAM also includes chapters on quality assurance,
sampling, portable instrumentation, etc.
- Chemical Screening Tool For Exposures and Environmental Releases
(ChemSTEER). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Estimates employee
exposures during industrial operations.
- Hazard: Chemical.
Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (eLCOSH). Provides resources for evaluating and
controlling chemical hazards during construction.
- Chemicals can also be researched using the National Libraries
of Medicine TOXNET Database.
Physical
Biological
Biological hazards like bloodborne pathogens (HIV, Hepatitis B
and C) and vector borne diseases (Lyme, West Nile Virus,
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, Rabies) may be easily overlooked
but are often associated with site work.
- Bloodborne
Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page. Provides links to useful exposure control
resources if employees are required to provide first aid or CPR on-site.
- Lyme Disease Facts. OSHA, (2000), 37 KB
PDF*,
2 pages.
- Occupational Safety and Health Topics.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Links users to disease or vector (animal, insect) specific publications.
- Division of
Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Disease, transmission and exposure control information
for tick/mosquito borne illnesses.
- Hazard: Biological. Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety
and Health (eLCOSH). Provides resources for evaluating and
controlling common biological hazards during construction.
*These files are provided for downloading.
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